KARACHI: Citi Pakistan has been awarded the ‘Best Community Programme’ award for its pioneering work in microfinance and vocational training at the International CSR Awards 2012. The bank has been focusing its programmes on microentrepreneurship for vulnerable groups, including helping female entrepreneurs set up businesses. This is evidenced through the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards (CMA) programme, which has been run in association with the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) for the past eight years through an annual grant provided by the Citi Foundation. staff report.

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